How many students were enrolled in fourth grade in Columbia County in 2022-23 school year?

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

By East Central Georgia News

Oct 14, 2024

There were 4,445 fourth grade students enrolled in Columbia County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Cedar Ridge Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fourth grade students among county schools, registering 380 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Columbia County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Columbia County ranked 13th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 58,174 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 15th the year before.

According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia's public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.

The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.

Columbia County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Fourth Grade Enrollment in Columbia County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	380	16.8%	2,259
Baker Place Elementary School	312	16.5%	1,896
Grovetown Elementary School	301	16.4%	1,831
Stevens Creek Elementary School	301	18.1%	1,666
Lewiston Elementary School	291	16.6%	1,756
North Harlem Elementary School	291	17.9%	1,626
River Ridge Elementary School	280	17.8%	1,577
Martinez Elementary School	269	18.1%	1,488
Parkway Elementary School	266	17.5%	1,517
Evans Elementary School	260	15.5%	1,673
Riverside Elementary School	246	17.8%	1,384
Greenbrier Elementary School	215	16.6%	1,294
Euchee Creek Elementary School	213	17.4%	1,222
Blue Ridge Elementary School	206	17.2%	1,196
Brookwood Elementary School	202	15.9%	1,274
SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning	144	12.7%	1,133
North Columbia Elementary School	143	17.3%	825
South Columbia Elementary School	125	14.9%	839